Phonograph

[Chorus]
I fell in love with a brilliant boy
I gave him my heart when he captured my voice
He carried it 'cross the sea
How did he?
Tangibly

[Verse]
Black was my true lover's hair
His eyes were green and his skin was fair
I bent to kiss the ground where he is
Standing there

[Verse]
The sugars rose when springtime came
The fields were green when I took his name
Our love was ripe as summer's rain
When they cut down the cane

[Verse]
Then the word came to my door
All the world had gone to war
He dropped his papers on the floor
He was called for the draft

[Verse]
I see him now in silhouette
Fading toward an army jet
Carrying with him, bayonet
And a phonograph

[Chorus]
I fell in love with a brilliant boy
I gave him my heart when he captured my voice
He carried it 'cross the sea
How did he?
Tangibly

[Hook]
Tin, a needle, crank the cylinder 'round
Until we meet again, send the men underground
Bands of angels clean the blood from your brow

[Verse]
Through the smoke of firing guns
Man by man, the war is won
One another, father, son
Your children all pass

[Verse]
Then at last, his letter came
The poem read of love and shame
All I have to keep me sane
Is my phonograph

[Chorus]
I fell in love with a brilliant boy
I gave him my heart when he captured my voice
He carried it 'cross the sea
How did he?
Tangibly

[Hook]
Tin, a needle, crank the cylinder 'round
Until we meet again, send the men underground